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Old 06-13-2012, 07:50 PM
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Originally Posted by boogiedowndonovan View Post
Can't comment on that, but I do seem to recall from the Merc 2000 Special Operations supplement, a mention that Marine Force Recon used double action revolvers because they were more reliable in the sand.

Don't know if this is true in real life either.

-bdd
I don't know if it's true for Force Recon too, but that's why the ROK 707th Special Missions Battalion (their equivalent to Delta or SEAL Team Six) uses revolvers -- they found they're more reliable in the crunch, and they like the stopping power of the .357 or .44 Magnum rounds they use.
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